Caption

denarius, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1107–1138), allegories, Boleslaw III Krzywousty (prince of Poland; 1086–1138), crosses, equal-armed cross, chain mail, spearhead (issue mark), jaw, chain mail, knight, martyrs, Romanesque (style), dragons, jaws, knights, dragon, Adalbert (St.; ca. 956–997), fight against pagans, Middle Ages, fight between good and evil, spear, spears. Obv. In the beaded border, a knight in chain mail thrusting a spearhead into the jaws of a dragon turned upside down. Rv. In the triple beaded border, an isosceles cross topped with spheres. Between its arms, in two quarters, two radiating spheres (smaller ones closer to the center of the cross, larger ones), and in the other two quarters, one larger sphere. One arm intersects the other at approximately 1/3 of its length. c. 1125–1138, Kraków, Poland; coin; diameter 11.5–12.2 mm; weight 0.42 g.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A63_403

License type

Rights managed

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27.0Mb (1.1Mb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3071 x 3071 (300dpi)

Keywords

denarius Boleslaw III Krzywousty prince Poland 1107–1138 allegories 1086–1138 crosses equal-armed cross chain mail spearhead issue mark jaw knight martyrs Romanesque style dragons jaws knights dragon Adalbert St ca 956–997 fight pagans Middle Ages good evil spear spears Obv beaded border chain mail thrusting turned upside down Rv triple beaded border isosceles cross topped spheres arms two quarters two radiating smaller ones closer center larger ones larger sphere arm intersects approximately 1 3 length c 1125–1138 Kraków coin diameter 11.5–12.2 mm weight 0.42 g round metallic object worn surface textured edge sits white background object raised central area concentric ridges indented cross- shape surrounded small raised dots uneven markings visible colors silver gray darker gray tones.